TOC: The Secret History of Science Fiction edited by James Patrick Kelly and John Kessel

Here is the table of contents for the upcoming Tachyon Publications anthology The Secret History of Science Fiction edited by James Patrick Kelly and John Kessel, which reprints stories published from 1971-2007 making the case for the convergence of mainstream fiction and literary sf:

7 Comments on TOC: The Secret History of Science Fiction edited by James Patrick Kelly and John Kessel

Once upon a time there was writing. Or literature. Dickens wrote SF. Twain wrote SF. Kipling wrote SF. Poe wrote SF. They also wrote “literature”. They also wrote mysteries. They also wrote horror. They also wrote humor.

Etc.

Then somebody (take your pick) decided to knock down the Tower of Babel and create the “category”. And all of a sudden it was a no-no for an author to wrote in one genre and then another. Some could do it, most had to reinvent themselves or take on additional names, etc.